We even surprising ourselves with our phenomenal results ….!

By Raymond | 6 April 2013 | Comments Off on We even surprising ourselves with our phenomenal results ….!

We continue to produce phenomenal results with our 100% natural mineral, humidity and bacteria control filters, in reducing hanging meat weight losses in butchery cold rooms. Our latest trials in Tshwane, at both wholesaler and retail level, have reduced meat weight losses by between 42% and 60% (well make that 59,94%!). The exact same results are…

The four pillars that the food industry is built on comprise …….

By Raymond | 10 March 2013 | Comments Off on The four pillars that the food industry is built on comprise …….

The four pillars that the food business is built on comprise, food quality, food safety, cost of production and selling price. The first three pillars are further underpinned by passion, confidence, motivation, honesty, integrity, experience, technology, methodology, systems, experimentation, training, evaluation, feedback, and ultimately, reward (both individually and the collective whole). Enigmatically many in the…

Time to boast a little, but also ……

By Raymond | 9 February 2013 | Comments Off on Time to boast a little, but also ……

……………..to say thank you to everyone who contributed to making my LinkedIn profile (http://www.linkedin.com/pub/raymond-byrne/30/528/950)  one of the top 1% most viewed LinkedIn profiles for 2012, despite only launching the site in July 2012! There are now over 200 million LinkedIn members world-wide! Kind regards, Raymond Byrne

HOW ON EARTH CAN MEAT WEIGHT LOSSES IN COLD ROOMS BE REDUCED BY 40% to 50%??

By Raymond | 31 January 2013 | Comments Off on HOW ON EARTH CAN MEAT WEIGHT LOSSES IN COLD ROOMS BE REDUCED BY 40% to 50%??

Polar Africa humidity and bacteria control filters can reduce meat weight losses in cold rooms by between 40% and 50%. How? When cold room doors are closed for hours on end (after work hours) the evaporator fans of a cold room dry out the internal air resulting in exposed hanging meat “drying out” and shrinking.…

WHILST READING THIS U ARE LOSING BIG BUCKS ON YOUR COLD ROOMS, WHY……?

By Raymond | 20 January 2013 | Comments Off on WHILST READING THIS U ARE LOSING BIG BUCKS ON YOUR COLD ROOMS, WHY……?

Take just 5 minutes out of your very busy schedule and study the 7 golden rules of refrigeration below and start to make money on your fridges instead of losing money (which you are probably not even aware of): 1. the temperature gauge outside your cold room usually only measures the cold air coming off the evaporator fans –…

GLOBAL FOOD WASTE NOT, WANT NOT!

By Raymond | 11 January 2013 | Comments Off on GLOBAL FOOD WASTE NOT, WANT NOT!

Feeding the 9 Billion: The tragedy of waste By 2075, the United Nations’ mid-range projection for global population growth predicts that human numbers will peak at about 9.5 billion people. This means that there could be an extra three billion mouths to feed by the end of the century, a period in which substantial changes…

WHY COLD ROOMS ARE PERFECT BUT ALSO IMPERFECT STORAGE FACILITIES!

By Raymond | 5 December 2012 | Comments Off on WHY COLD ROOMS ARE PERFECT BUT ALSO IMPERFECT STORAGE FACILITIES!

Walk-in cold rooms are considered by many people in the food industry to be perfect storage facilities for both fresh and prepared food items. if so, why do fruit, vegetables and herbs not last long in refrigeration? Simple fact is that fruit, vegetables and herbs give off ethylene gas, which gas is required for growth…

FOOD SPOILAGE: FACT OR FICTION?

By Raymond | 8 November 2012 | Comments Off on FOOD SPOILAGE: FACT OR FICTION?

The recent announcement by the CEO of 1time low-cost airline that the company was losing in excess of R 70 000 per month in food spoilage highlights the fact there are huge losses being experienced in many companies in South Africa, from the staff canteen cold room, to the hotel kitchen, restaurant, supermarket, butcher, baker,…

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